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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Building a brighter future for our children
By Andy Smith | 16 January 2025
Child poverty, a sector wide recruitment and retention crisis, and a ‘broken’ SEND system could f...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Special educational needs statutory override is 'abomination'
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2025
Accountancy alone will not be enough to end the ‘abomination’ of statutory overrides for special ...
SEND
SEN expansion could be costly - IFS
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025
The Government’s long-term desire to expand special educational needs (SEN) provision in mainstre...
SEND
Bumper profits for SEN private providers
By Paul Marinko | 02 January 2025
Revenue at privately-run special schools has reportedly soared as councils continue to battle to ...
POLITICS
Starmer 'acutely aware' of SEND risk
By Dan Peters | 23 December 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ‘acutely aware’ that demand and market failure across special educ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Stick to the long-term, Sir Keir
By Michael Burton | 11 December 2024
While unforeseen events can knock a new government off course, ministers need to ensure they keep...
FUNDING
A lot more to come from the NAO in 2025
By Abdool Kara | 11 December 2024
Abdool Kara says the National Audit Office continued to perform its public duty of supporting acc...
SEND
No more SEND deficit agreements
By Martin Ford | 10 December 2024
The Government will not strike any more safety valve agreements for councils with financial defic...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Continuing to help young people into adulthood
By Deborah Crossan Managing Director – Children, Families and Education, IMPOWER Consulting | 03 December 2024
'IMPOWER's work with local authorities has led to children and young people being better prepared...
FINANCE
The Budget gave with one hand and took away with another
By Nicole Wood | 27 November 2024
The additional £1.3bn will not go very far once the cost of the new rates of National Living Wage...
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- Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors
- EXCLUSIVE: Housing First established model in London
- EXCLUSIVE: Disappearing councils move to sign deals before reorganisation
- Lords block government move to influence council pension investments
- Northamptonshire councils consider joint devolution plan
Library Manager Service Development
£51,356 to £55,539 per annum
Are you passionate about the future of public libraries and the role they play at the heart of communities? Apply for this job
Supervising Associate Lawyer
£62691.0000 - £73753.0000 per annum
Supervising Associate Lawyer - Dispute Resolution/Civil LitigationPermanent, Full Time£62,691 - £73,753 per annumLocation: ChelmsfordWorking Style: An Apply for this job
Director of Regeneration and Planning
circa £130,000
The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job
- Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors
- EXCLUSIVE: Housing First established model in London
- EXCLUSIVE: Disappearing councils move to sign deals before reorganisation
- Lords block government move to influence council pension investments
- Northamptonshire councils consider joint devolution plan
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